Though the RCA/Jive Label Group was often mentioned in press releases, and the entity often appeared as a
copyright and
phonograph rights holder on actual releases (this changed recently as of 2010, with each individual label being credited as itself on phonograph rights), it had a less public presence and no known website. Instead, both the RCA Music Group and the Jive Label Group operate as standalone units, but shared back-office functions and reported to CEO
Barry Weiss. RCA/Jive consisted of several
flagship record labels, which originally formed part of BMG before being absorbed into Sony's operations.
RCA Music Group RCA Music Group was created by BMG in March 2004 shortly after the formation of
Zomba Label Group. It became a part of the BMG Label Group along with Zomba, and remained unscathed after the rebranding. The group continued its operations following the dissolution of its parent group in 2011. During the existence of the RCA/Jive Label Group, the RCA Music Group consisted of the following labels: •
Arista Records •
J Records •
Phonogenic Records •
RCA Records •
The Inc Records Jive Label Group Jive Label Group is a music group which formed half of the RCA/Jive Label Group, a division of
Sony Music Entertainment. Jive Label Group was founded in 2004 as
Zomba Label Group by
BMG, their parent company at the time. In January 2009. BMG sold their half of the
Sony BMG merger to Sony and Zomba Label Group was rebranded to the current Jive Label Group. During the existence of the RCA/Jive Label Group, the Jive Label Group consisted of the following labels: •
Battery Records •
Jive Records •
LaFace Records •
So So Def Recordings •
Verity Gospel Music Group •
GospoCentric Records •
Verity Records •
Fo Yo Soul •
Quiet Water Entertainment •
Volcano Entertainment History In late 2002, Zomba completed a US$2.74 billion transaction that required
BMG to purchase the remaining shares of the
Zomba Group of Companies. When BMG began their integration of Zomba labels into their operations, they created the
Zomba Label Group in early 2004. Initially the group consisted of LaFace, Volcano, Silvertone and Jive, though later expanded to include other labels. In 2005, Zomba Label Group created a gospel division called Zomba Gospel to collate their gospel interests at the time. The group primarily consisted of
GospoCentric Records and
Verity Records, but also included some artist-owned imprints. After being shuffled under Sony in late 2008, the Zomba Label Group began rebranding to the Jive Label Group. Additionally, Zomba Gospel was rebranded as the
Verity Gospel Music Group. In mid-2011, Jive Label Group was separated from the RCA Music Group and joined Epic Records under the newly formed
Epic Label Group. Because of the stylistic focus of the new group (largely
urban music), some of Jive's non-urban artists, such as Britney Spears, stayed with RCA Records. ==Artists==